PI said it wants European data protection watchdogs to launch probes into the seven companies, which it claimed exploit the data of millions of people without thorough criticism, to assess whether their practices meet the standards set in the General Data Protection Regulation.

Searching for Bing: How Microsoft's search engine has lost its way

20 August 2018

In 2015, Microsoft’s Bing search engine achieved something it had never had before: relevancy. By notching a 20-percent share of U.S. search, according to comScore, it managed to impact Google, the brand that was literally synonymous with search.

In 2018, it seems like Bing’s willing to hand some of that success right back. Why? Because, as a habitual Bing user, I’ve noticed a deterioration in quality.

Google Maps goes beyond directions

09 May 2018

Google today announced a new version of Google Maps that will launch later this summer. All of the core Google Maps features for getting directions aren’t going away, of course, but on top of that, the team has now built a new set of features that are all about exploration.

Turkey’s Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) has updated the Implementation Guideline for the Data Protection Law (“Guideline”). The Guideline now outlines the criteria for assessing “legitimate interest”, which is an exception enabling personal data to be processed without explicit consent. The Authority also announced that applications and social media platforms providing phonebook services without obtaining explicit consent violate the Law on Protection of Personal Data number 6698.

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The Authority also announced that applications and social media platforms which provide phonebook services without obtaining explicit consent violate the Law on Protection of Personal Data number 6698. The Authority announced that it had launched an investigation into these activities. The Data Protection Board has previously ruled that websites and applications which offer phone directory services must immediately cease their activities (Ruling 2017/61; more).